Malaysia vs Panama: Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets
Malaysia
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Panama
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Malaysia rank
1st
Panama rank
1st
Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets over time
- Malaysia
- Panama
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Panama, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).
Across all 54 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 1980s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 1990s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2000s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2010s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
| 2020s | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 1 (1=yes; 0=no) | 0 (1=yes; 0=no) | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets, Malaysia or Panama?
- Malaysia, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets between Malaysia and Panama?
- 0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Panama?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Panama rank globally for spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets?
- Malaysia ranks 1st and Panama ranks 1st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spouses have equal rights to manage their own and joint assets. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
In marriage, women and men keep control over the property they bring in or acquire, and both have equal rights to manage joint assets, with consent required only for major transactions like selling or pledging property.